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I’d like it to move back as well, but FOX won’t do that. American Idol, I believe, is the network’s best performing show. Thursday night is the most competitive night in television, so FOX wants its best performing show on that night to handle the competition the best it can. What FOX needs is more competitive programming, so it doesn’t have to rely only on Idol.

There will always be mixed opinions. The majority of the reviews I saw loved the judges(particularly Keith and Nicki) and thought there was some talent. Kree Harrison and Amber Holcomb especially got some great reviews! The judges are getting some well deserved positive press right now.

I do like the new judges but I can see how the girls could have been seen as boring. None of the girls really stepped above the rest of the crowd and the song choices in most cases were on the weaker side.

elliegrll

They get more advertising money on Thursday’s, because that’s the day when movie studios buy ad time.

Thursday’s aren’t that competitive anymore, NBC’s entire lineup on Thursday is horrible, 8 o’clock is bad for ABC, and Grey’s ratings are falling.

georgespelvin2

Actually, the reason they are on Thursday is that Thursday shows command the highest ad rates. This is because it’s the last night of the week people are still watching TV in large numbers and planning their weekends, so movie studios, retail outlets, etc. will pay top dollar to reach viewers. If Fox could figure out a way to do a 2 hour results show every Thursday, they would.

elliegrll

The show being up in total viewers, but down in the demo, isn’t a great thing, but hopefully it’s a sign that the demo number will be raised, when the final numbers are released.

The girls last night blended all together for me . . . after about the third one I couldn’t even stay focused. I feel no connection to any of the talent or the judges at this point.

MellyPer1692

How about the excuse that a show falling 5% from one week to the next isn’t a big deal?

Well, considering that the previous week the show had its lowest demo numbers since 2002, this weeks decline is a big deal. When the shows demo ratings decrease each week, I think it’s something Fox has to look at. Tis season demo numbers just for Wednesdays have gone 6.0>5.5=5.5>4.6>4.3>4.1